The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-08
GENERAL STATE NEWS.
THE MORE AND INTER-.
EsTING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.

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8 Arrested for Theft AZ Burlington-Cllanss
Among Vermont PastOr>-NIsnufacturIn
NpteS-Verm 'nt Cattle 10 bs Ouaranui,
! ed-The IstIOrm school.
A Vermont Man steals $4,000 and Skin
to Canada.
WA Clark the registry clerk in the New Yor
postofAce, who confessed to the theft OF $40 on
T In bills recently and was released on S25OO bal
has skipped for Canada. At their boardiu
place on De Kalb avenue In Brooklyn, neitbe
Clark nor bis wife had been seen since Satur
day. Clark's bail was in the form of certified
check drawn by the American trust and secu
rity company on the Park national bank. Th,
inspectors at the time thought the bail was TOT
Is the Oldest son OF Andrus Clark, station agen
ut CastletOr.
Clarks crime was stealing O registered pack
age containing $4,000 from the First Nationa
bank OF Portland, Oregon, to the chemical Ma.
tional bank Of New York city. He stoutly dc
MED the charge at first, but afterwards confess
ed, ana said that he was Induced to steal BY
the fact OF his heavy losscs at gambling and
drink.
THE REFORM SCHOOL.
| The trustees Of the reform school made their
semi annual visit to the institution FRIDAY, and
were much pleased with the manner in which it
| is conducted. The examinations of the pupils
| showed tho thoroughness of the instruction
given them, and the public exercises given
Friday evening, consisting Of examinations Of
the more advanced pupils and rhetoricals,
would have done credit to any school, All Of
the trustees OF the Institution were present, as
was his cxcellency, Governor Ormsbee, and all
expressed themselves as much p eased.
SITE OF THE BENNINGTON BATTLE MONUMENT
The state commissioners on the Bennington
m o. NJ ~ In
OF the property having failed to agree, Judge
TAFT OF the supreme court, as the law provides,
has appointed a commission to appraise and
condemn the premises of these owners. These
commissioners ore Hon Bromley OF Castle.
ton and Hon r Abel OF West Haven and ex.
Judge Malcolm Garfield of Manchester. On
their action, which will be had speedily, the
possession Of all the lands surrounding the site
will come to the state
VERMONT CATTLE NOT To ENTER THE BAY
STATE.
The Massachusetts, state cattle commission
ere have issued communication to the mayors
and aldermen and selectmen OF the several
towns and cities of the commonwealth, order
ing them to seize aud quarantine at the expense
OF the owners. all working cattle, mich COWS
and store cattle brought into Massachusetts
monia or lung plague has made its appearance
In places In New York and along tho bordering
line OF Vermont and New York.
A CATTLE COMMISSION.
Owing to the presence of pleuro- pneumonia
in the state OF New York, near the border OF
Vermont, Governor Ormsbee has thought best
TO appoint board of cattle commissioners
under the law enacted for the protection OF the
state from that dread scourge. He has ap-
pointed Col John B Mead OF Randolph, Edgar
N BisSell of Shoreham and Luman s Drew OF
n q forn md 70 ;t,n
with cattle and also with public business.
ARRESTED FOR THEFT AT BURLINGTON.
Mrs Eunce Walch was arrested at Burling.
ton, VI, at midnight Saturday on charge of
stealing $40 and about $4,000 worth of notes
from the law office Of A q Whitte.nore while he
was IN an adjoining office. Tho money was re-
covered en- her person, but the box containing
the papers has not yet been found. L Y Davis,
3 boarder, was also arrested on suspicion.
HIS BRAINS KNOCKED OUT.
james Kelley, employed by Rising & Nelson
in slate quarry at West Pawlet, was almost
Instantly killed Friday night. He was at
;eavy stone, which was being hoisted, slipped
nut OF the grapple and tel on his head, crush
ng it ina frightful manner. He lived about
o minutes.
RECENT PATENTS.
The following patents have been issued to
yermonters during the past week: Scion Z
doore, assi9nor to G W Esquire, Swauton. tuD
'hwing and Murphy, Barre. try eqnarc
nd bevel; james e McNaughtor, Manches-
Or, charcoal kiln.
MANUFACTURING NOTES.
The Wits River Paper company OF Bradford
} now manufacturing paper at the ratio OF looo'
ounds day. ia, 7l /
The carriage factory Of VS. Flanders at Bar |
On Landing has been attached and closed.
The Bellows Falls Chemical company has just |
een establishes for the manufacture of pro- |
rietary articles. |
The compilation OF the railroad laws OF YER |
lont, printed for the board Of railroad COM
has just been published.
The factory company at North Pownal Is
putting In about 400 new looms |
D take the place OF the ones now in use.
The Rutland Herald publishes another long |
st OF Rutland's patriotic citizens who failed to
ute at the annual town meeting and let the
Knights of Labor carry the town.
II you have cold, cough, bronchitis, or any
orm of throat or lung disease, DO not neglect
!. Ayers Cherry PICTORIAL if promptly taken,
ill speedily relieve and cure ali ailments OF
his character.-adv.
N B Turner's shovel-bandle factory at st
Ilbans turned out 10000 dozen handles last
ear, ana tnlS year proposes 10 tuIu out io,VVo
ozen more. Ames & Sons of North Easton,
lass, take all of Mr. Turner'S preduct.
CHANGES AMONG VERMONT PASTORS.
Rev John o Bergh, Baptist, has ceased to
reach at East Poultney, VT and has removed
New Haven, Conn.
Rev Walter Chase, who has been six years
aston of the Baptls; church at Stamford, Vt,
as resigned.
Rev II G Robbins has closed his pastorate Of
10 Baptist church in Panton, VI, and has re
loved to Colchester.
Rev w Smith has resigned the pastorate OF
lie Baptist church in MiddletowD, Vt.
Two great enemics-Hood's Sarsapailla and
npure Flood. The latter Is utterly defeated by |
he peculiar medciue,-adv.